Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyRecurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
- GenusHimantopus (Typical Stilts)
- SpeciesHimantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
River Tern
Sterna aurantia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Stilt in Bandipur National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Stilt in Bandipur National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Stilt in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.